What to do in March

Repotting and reporting…. Repair works in the greenhouse. We must and can to give to plant the maximum of light and air (during the day – open the greenhouse-door). The sun in March is dangerous-it’s very easy to burn the plants after the dark winter. I use shade cloth. The tropical cacti as Schlumbergera, Rhipsalis Truncatum need shade all year. In mid-March we can put outdoors winter-hardy cacti (keep the rain protection): Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Opuntia, Tephrocactus, Lobivia. Give to cacti more humidity by a fine spray of water. We can water cacti and succulent when the minimum temperature will be +10°C.

Houseplants- repotting the plants in a soft, loose soil with good drainage – the roots need both water and air. The soil classic: 5 parts of topsoil the market, 2 parts of leaf compost, 2 parts of perlite and sand, 1 part of slow release fertilizer. For succulents: 1 part of Ericaceous compost, 1 part of pumice, lapilli and sand. For cacti: 1 part of of Ericaceous compost and 2 parts sand, pumice, pearlite,lava.